Surucua Trogon

SCI Name:  Trogon surrucura
Protonym:  Trogon surrucura Nouv.Dict.Hist.Nat. 8 p.321
Taxonomy:  Trogoniformes / Trogonidae / Trogon
Taxonomy Code:  surtro1
Type Locality:  Paraguay.
Author:  Vieillot
Publish Year:  1817
IUCN Status:  

DEFINITIONS

TROGON
(Trogonidae; Ϯ White-tailed Trogon T. viridis) Gr. τρωγων trōgōn  fruit-eating, gnawing  < τρωγω trōgō  to gnaw; “The reason for the name Trogon seems to be because Pliny has such a name after the Picus.” (Pennant 1773); "Trogon. Genus 51.  ...   Le genre du Couroucou (1).   ...   (1) Couroucou, nom formé de Curucui, qui est celui que les Brasiliens donnent à la quatrième espece de ce genre.   ...  Genus Trogonis (1).   ...   (1) Trogon, nomen quartæ hujus generis speciei a Moehringio inditum" (Brisson 1760): based on "Curucui" of Marcgrave 1648, "Tzinitzcan" of Hernandez 1651, and "Trogon" of Moehring 1752; "Linné's T. curucui, der wahre Typus der Gattung Trogon, ist eine nur auf Marcgrave's Beschreibung des Curucui basirende Art, welche wahrscheinlich Linné selbst nie gesehen hat." (Cabanis & Heine 1863); "Trogon Brisson, Orn., 1, 1760, p. 42; 4, p. 164. Type, by subsequent designation, Trogon viridis Linné = Trogon strigilatus Linné (Stone, Auk, 24, 1907, p. 192)." (Peters 1945, V, 150); "For use of the name T. viridis instead of T. strigilatus Linnaeus, 1766, see Zimmer, 1948, Am. Mus. Novit., no.1380, p. 26." (AOU Check-list N. Amer. Birds, ed. 6, 1983, 363); "TROGON Brisson, 1760  M—"Trogon" Brisson; type by tautonymy = Trogon viridis Linnaeus, 1766" (Dickinson & Remsen (eds.) 2013, 280).
Var. Tragon, Troghon, Trongon.
Synon. Aganus, Chrysotrogon, Curucujus, Eutroctes, Hapalophorus, Harpaleus, Microtrogon, Pothinus, Troctes, Trogonurus.

surrucura
Güaraní name Surú-ku’á  breast-band (bird), for a trogon; ex “Surucuá” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 270 (Trogon).

SUBSPECIES

Surucua Trogon (Orange-bellied)
SCI Name: Trogon surrucura aurantius
aurantium / aurantius
Late Med. L. aurantius  orange-coloured  < aurantia  orange.
● ex “Pic vert des Philippines” of d’Aubenton 1655-1781, pl. 691 (syn. Chrysocolaptes lucidus).
● ex “Orange-breasted Hobby” of Latham 1781 (?syn. Falco rufigularis).
● ex “Little Black-and-orange-coloured Hawk” of Edwards 1743-1751 (syn. Microhierax caerulescens).
● ex “Thrush” of Sloane 1725, and Ray 1713, “Merula jamaicensis” of Brisson 1760, “Merle brun de la Jamaïque” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “White-chinned Thrush” of Latham 1783 (Turdus).
● ex “Orange-headed Honey-sucker” of Pennant 1773, and “Orange-headed Humming-bird” of Latham 1783 (unident.).

Surucua Trogon (Red-bellied)
SCI Name: Trogon surrucura surrucura
surrucura
Güaraní name Surú-ku’á  breast-band (bird), for a trogon; ex “Surucuá” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 270 (Trogon).